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VERY FINE AND RARE CHIPPENDALE CARVED AND FIGURED MAHOGANY REVERSE SERPENTINE SLANT-FRONT DESK, ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM KING, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1775 |
估價
25,000 - 50,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- Height 44 1/2 by Width 42 1/4 in. by Depth 23 1/2 in.
appears to retain its original cast brass hardware and traces of an early surface.
來源
Ex Collection of Timothy Pickering, Salem, Massachusetts;
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 2005, lot 149.
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 2005, lot 149.
Condition
In overall fine condition. Wear, discoloration and minor losses to edges commensurate with age and use. Some light glue residue and old age splits visible at the junction of some of the feet and decorative returns. Approximately 5" of the upper beading in the proper right corner of the top drawer is patched. There is a 1" loss to the proper right side of the beaded edge of the bottom drawer. The fall front hinges are replaced, and there are two associated 1" x 2" patches to the lid and writing surface to the inside of the hinge. There is an old loss of two of the carved knuckles to the interior of the proper right front foot. Secondary wood: white pine
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
Another slant-front desk attributed to William King from The Collection of the Late Mrs. George Maurice Morris was sold at Christie's New York on January 22, 1983 (lot 310), and displays a similar gadrooning carved at the top of the bracket foot. The Morris example is also illustrated in Antiques (November 1944, p. 262) as the frontispiece for the magazine. On the opposite page of the Morris example (p. 263) there is a chest of drawers attributed to King that displays a near identical decorative drop as well as the gadrooning to the feet.